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i am concerned for my daughter

my daughter she is 12years old she has adhd ocd epilepsy and mentally she has the mind of a 5 year old shes on a bunch of medicine from clonidine to prozac im wondering why she wetting her pants even somtime during the night too it happened twice today in school it even happens during the day when shes not in school ive asked numerous drs and nobody seems to know im wondering could it me her medicine or could it be when it comes to that department she is a five year old and a normal five year will have accidents from time to time im confused and have no idea how to help her im not looking forward to disscusing that time of the month with her or sex thank god i still have time for that please feel free to give me any advice you may have ill take it gratefully because im lost thanks again!

I am sure you have her checked annually with a doctor. I would suggest talking to a pediatrician you trust to help you with this problem. She may have an undiagnosed kidney infection or bladder control problem that could be corrected with the proper medication. I think you are a wonderful mom to be so worried about her. I would think that a good pedi doctor could help you. She could also give you advice on &quot;the talk&quot; when it comes and give you ideas on how to talk about the monthlies that are on their way. Best of luck to you. I have two daughters and I am NOT looking forward to the day we have to have the talk!

I really feel that it would be in your daughters bets interest for her health for you to get her in to a doctor right away to evaluate her need for the physciatric meds. while alot of doctors feel the need to prescribe those meds they are sometimes extremely dangerous to the childs health.especiallyclonidine.The fact that she is wetting herself frequently, sometimes indicates a possible infection of the kidneys,so you should get her in right away to rule the dangers out.the fact that you are so concerned is wonderful,i wish you the best of luck!!

I agree with langes21 and bella76 that her doc needs to know about the bladder problems and should have advice on talking to her about the monthlies, especially since her disabilities may make it harder for her to understand.

Talking to my daughter about female things was easy because we started talking about it when she was little and started asking questions about babies. I always answered honestly without giving more information than was needed at the time. When she was real little, I used a garden anology (no, food is not going to hit the baby in the head... it's not in Aunt Susie's stomach, the baby is her uterus - that is like a special garden in mommy's tummies for babies to grow in, etc.) The garden thing made it easier to answer heartbreaking questions about miscarriage after she overheard a tearful adult conversation and wanted to help find the &quot;lost&quot; baby. We never really did sit down for &quot;the talk&quot; because we talked all along.

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